Tom Nichols Claims On MSNBC Trump Using Military To ‘Kill’ Anyone He Wants

Zachary Leeman Oct 25th, 2025, 11:03 am

The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols accused President Donald Trump of using the military to “kill anyone” he wants and claimed that authority could be used by him to keep Republicans in control of Congress.

Nicholas joined Alicia Menendez on Friday’s Deadline: White House where he claimed that the president’s foreign strikes on boats allegedly carrying drugs is part of a plan to “acclimate” American citizens into believing the military is Trump’s “private army.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered an aircraft carrier strike group to move to the Caribbean this week following a series of deadly strikes that have received bipartisan backlash. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has

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